In this Pilot episode, we illustrate how corporations have put profits before people. The division between the most wealthy (a.k.a. the 1%) have grown at an exponential rate at the expense of 99% of the American population. "Money and Politics" is about greed and power, and how money affects politics in such a way as to negate the power of most of the American population. Professor Peter Mathews has coined the term Dollar Democracy, which is also the main title of his book. U.S. Senator and 2016 Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) exclaims "The System is Rigged!", and as it turned out, he was right. Senator Sanders. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) says

We take the essence of the meaning to three important levels: 1) What is happening in America and to the public, 2) The key causes for why this is happening, 3) and the reaction of the American public to this crisis. We hope this episode will be successful in drawing people into positive action and rejecting the idea that the individual person does not have the power to react and therefore accept the conditions thrust upon them. ■

ABC Television Coverage of the 2012 DNC Convention presented by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren

"Meet the Homeowners Hit Hard

by the Housing Crisis"

Featuring Real Estate Agent Richard Harmon

"Despirate Households", 2016

Produced by Journeyman Pictures, and

Produced by SBS Australia

Aaron Thomas

Tira Libert

Victoria Strobl

Nick O'Brien

Mark Maley

Producer

Local Producer

Researcher

Editor

Reporter/Camera

NETWORKS

RT Television

TYT Politics Television

Journeyman Pictures

LPAC Television

Fox News

C-SPAN

PBS

Odyssey Networks

HBO

ABC Television Network

RESEARCH

U.S. National Archives

U.S. Library of Congress

Smithsonian Institute

Princeton University

Washington University

Forbes

The Hill

CBS News

CNN

The Heritage Foundation

The Atlantic

OpenSecrets.org

Feeding America.org

Gilens & Page

"We Are the 99%"

Occupy Wall Street

and Occupy Pheonix

A Public Service Announcement

YouTube name: OccupyPheonixAZ

www.OccupyPHX.org

"Corruption is Legal in America"

Charts produced by Represent.US

Narration by Monsur Gadfar

Communications Director

YouTube name: Represent.US

https://Represent.us/TheSolution.com

"SOLD"

Dan Rather Reports for HD NET

Guest: Elizabeth Warren

Interviewer: Dan Rather

Executive Producer:

Senior Producer:

Coordinating Producer:

Unit Manager:

Wayne Nelson

Elliot Kurshner

Dana Roberson

Suzanne Nederlander

YouTube name: TheRatherReports

Email: viewer@hd.net

www.hd.net/DanRather

"Poor Kids preview: Kids Are All Too Aware"

Produced by "Frontline"

Produced for PBS News Hour

(c) 2013

"Real Time with Bill Maher"

Senator Elizabeth Warren

talks about our Minimum Wage

October 3, 2014

Produced for HBO

"See the Faces of Minimum Wage America"

TYT Politics: published May 9, 2016

segment about our Minimum Wage

Graphics: Burgerville Workers' Union Video

"Life at the Breaking Point"

"Faces of Poverty", 2012

Odyssey Networks

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America in Distress: Our Times; Money and Politics" is a composition of videos mainly from YouTube. This includes copyrighted and non-copyrighted clips as well as clips under the terms Creative Commons and under Public Domain. This PILOT episode may be available for an indefinite time without charge or fees for learning purposes only and may not be broadcast commercially for profit. Distribution is limited.